Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Zink, Frank John ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
20720475 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #153 dated 31 July 1944, effective 31 July 1944. |
| Duty |
Radio Operator / Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date |
11 October 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 9479⇓ (36.526 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Brookshire, James D⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Rummel, Brian Dunn, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Mechanick, Harold (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Kennedy, Jack Edward⇗ | Bombardier | TR |
| SGT. Alexander, Arthur Walton⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Zink, Frank John | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Rivers, Arthur Raymond, "Creek"⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Hess, Frank (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Hiner, William Max⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Buersmeyer, Sylvanus Reginald, "Bush"⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 7
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
188⇗ |
5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Radio Operator |
44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
PFF ship. Wing deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
191⇗ |
10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Radio Operator |
43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑37713. High Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
196⇗ |
19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
198⇗ |
25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
B Wing, deputy wing lead. PFF ship. Led wing on bomb run due to failure of equipment on lead aircraft - the PFF on this ship went out momentarily on first bomb run, forcing a second one.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
199⇗ |
26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
200⇗ |
27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low group lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
209⇗ |
11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Fourth Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Subjected to intense and very accurate flak in target area; crashed 1 kilometer west of Strohn, Germany; MACR 9479.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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